Toward a (Quasi-)Ban of Microplastics in Cosmetic Products ECHA, the European Chemical Agency, released its conclusions to the European Commission on the future restriction of microplastics in the EU. The proposed restriction, yet to be approved by the Commission, is expected to impact the cosmetics industry. An adoption of this new piece of legislation may […]
Regulatory
The Main Dates Concerning “Omnibus IV” The European Commission has notified the draft regulation “OMNIBUS IV” to the World Trade Association (WTO) on the 22nd January 2021. This proposal was open to comments until the end of March and is supposed to enter into force on March 1st, 2022. The next step consists in the […]
The Italian Legislative Decree of 3 September 2020, n°116 – in force since 26 September 2020 – has made the “environmental labelling” mandatory on all packaging in Italy, including cosmetics. The aim is to prevent and reduce the impact of packaging and packaging waste on the environment, ensuring at the same time a high level […]
Anti-Waste Law for a Circular Economy The French Anti-Waste Law for a Circular Economy n°2020-105 (known as the AGEC law) has been published in February 2020. The objective of this law is to improve reuse and recycling, and to reduce plastic consumption. It aims to gradually transform the current linear way of producing, consuming and […]
Introduction The European Commission has notified to the World Trade Association (WTO) the regulation project “OMNIBUS III” on the 12th of November 2020. This regulation will be adopted during the second quarter 2021 and will enter into force on the 1st October 2021. This publication implies modification of the Annexes II, III, IV and VI […]
According to the Directive (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment and its related Regulation (EU) 2020/2151, some considerations must be made regarding their future impact on cosmetics products. The goal of this Directive – also known as Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Directive – is to reduce plastic […]
Introduction In the previous part, it was highlighted that peptides and proteins are interesting cosmetic ingredients, notably because of their anti-aging activities. There is already a plethora of peptide-based cosmetic raw materials on the market, with more being researched constantly. So far, regulation of these ingredients largely involves their origin (must be synthesized or extracted […]
